Radhatri Nethralaya conducts workshop on first aid for eye injuries

Radhatri Nethralaya conducted its 14^th annual workshop on first aid for firecracker-related eye injuries at its T. Nagar branch on Tuesday (October 27, 2026). The workshop was attended by 65 students and 30 teachers from 20 schools in Chennai.

A press release said Medical Director Vasumathy Vedantham led the hands-on session, during which students enacted various scenarios involving firecracker-related eye injuries and learned first-aid measures.

The participants received certificates, first-aid kits, and pamphlets to distribute in their respective schools, the release added. Philanthropist and entrepreneur Subash Chand Ranka was the chief guest. Praveen Krishna, medical director, Radhatri Nethralaya, said thousands of students had benefited from the workshop over the past 14 years.